They should be careful what they wish for. If things turn the wrong way this could be Disney Springs 2.0. With a $100 admission.
Which is where anyone suggesting there should be no rides should spend their time. At the 1.0. Not the 2.0. Obviously.
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Possible Attraction in France pavilion (Epcot) Update - new Attraction Greenlit
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Which is where anyone suggesting there should be no rides should spend their time. At the 1.0. Not the 2.0. Obviously.
rushtest4echo
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Agreed. My ultimate wish would be to have a major attraction in every single country. I'd take that over new countries.
MCast
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Weird question - I read about attractions that were meant to be, but never happened such as Japan's bullet train roller coaster. What are the odds of something like that being revived. 0%?
About that percentage yes.
There was a proposal around a decade ago for a dark ride through Ginza, going in the MTW show building, but the recession hit and it fell through. It keeps popping up now and then still. But so does the Monsters Coaster.
P_Radden
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MTW show building?
Meet the World
P_Radden
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Sry, I have no idea what building this is..
EDIT: Meet the World at TDL cloned into the Japan show building
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Yes. A carbon copy was due to be installed in EPCOT Center in 1983. The space was left empty.
P_Radden
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Oh ok, where was it to be built?
Japan pavilion.
Try a thread search on it. There's tonnes of info and pictures about it.
P_Radden
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Ah, the Japan show building.. Duh!
JohnD
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Love the music. Love the landscapes. They just need to bring it into the 21st century. Film the same scenes again with people who don't have 80s hair and clothes. (I'm looking at you, wedding scene.)
EPCOTCenterLover
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So...
New attraction in World Showcase = "World Showcase isn't about rides, corporate is bastardizing the concept."
No new attraction in World Showcase = "Of course. The Corporate side of Disney."
I'm not attributing that first quote to you, but for every time I see someone upset at the proposal of more shopping or dining in World Showcase, there's at least an equal number of people getting mad at rides being there at all. I guess the only thing everyone can agree on is the need for more exhibits- except normal guests could care less about the exhibits and only want rides, shops, and dining.
My point is that people go to Epcot expecting more than shopping and dining- especially since its marketed as a theme park alongside of MK, DAK, and the Studios- instead of being marketed as a shopping destination, as Marni pointed out. You don't hear people complaining about in-theme high quality attractions in World Showcase. (See American Adventure.) The fact is, there is not much to see in World Showcase beyond shopping. That needs to change. Disney corporate may be ok with guests experiencing about 9 attractions per day at the MK, but American Adventure aside, I'd argue there's not one must-see attraction in WS. Disney's let the park go undeveloped for too long. Compelling attractions at the three other parks would eventually lessen the impact on MK as crowds spread out.
RoysCabin
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I'm not even of the mind that a major ride/show is necessary in every country, but at the very least each pavilion should have a strong live entertainment offering and some sort of museum/cultural space to go along with shopping and dining. A pavilion like Japan hits the sweet spot there; I'd love for the Meet the World show building to finally have something special in there, but Japan remains one of my favorite pavilions to visit due to its aesthetics/views and the museum displays.
Honestly, if I'm putting together a check list of things I'd love to see for World Showcase, give me a couple new pavilions (which thankfully at least seem to be planned on in the near future), good cultural/museum offerings that perhaps rotate in and out a bit more frequently, and then throw in a couple of solid C or D level rides, though I'm obviously biased in that category toward ones in the tradition of Maelstrom/El Rio/etc.
Honestly, if I'm putting together a check list of things I'd love to see for World Showcase, give me a couple new pavilions (which thankfully at least seem to be planned on in the near future), good cultural/museum offerings that perhaps rotate in and out a bit more frequently, and then throw in a couple of solid C or D level rides, though I'm obviously biased in that category toward ones in the tradition of Maelstrom/El Rio/etc.
It wouldn't be difficult. They did it with the two Circlevision films. And Symbiosis.
Even so, the 1981 scenes in IDF don't stand out that much. They could certainly keep the money shots in.
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NYBaloo
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It just depends on one's opinion. Must see is very subjective. I would argue that all of the current attractions in WS are must see, at least in my opinion. Each vacation we spend 2.5 days just at EPCOT. American Adventure is also my least favorite attraction in WS. I love the current WS and would love to see upgrades as well, such as new attractions, and exhibits, entertainment.
It sounds crazy because, weren't you the one saying that any new national pavilion would come with a ride to justify the cost of a new pavilion?
Mike S
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Yeah. No reason why Storytime with Belle (the original version you saw) had to be expanded into the colossal waste of space that is Enchated Tales. It was much smaller in scale. All they had to do was make a huge building that contained the ride, Be Our Guest restaurant, and a moved Storytime into the castle's library that still used the same basic amount of space as when it was outdoors.
This thread keeps going round and round.
Only when it doesn't fit the concept.